The role of electronic information resources in supporting scientific research at Northern Border University

Yaser Mohammad Al Sawy

doi:10.21833/ijaas.2021.09.006

Abstract

This study aimed to realize the impact of Electronic Information Resources on the scientific research movement at the Northern Border University. As it includes Electronic Information Resources provided by the university through the Saudi Digital Library, and many forms of sources such as databases, which include full-text databases, abstracts databases, bibliographic databases, as well as electronic books and electronic periodicals, these resources are characterized by the magnitude of content, continuous modernity, and linguistic diversity, the ability to permanently meet the needs of faculty members. The study sample consisted of 150 faculty members from all disciplines and academic degrees at the university, consistently standard of 137 faculty members from this sample. The study was keen to apply the survey methodology through the main measurement tool (the questionnaire), which consists of 16 main vocabularies that constitute the direction of measurement for the study. The study reached many results, the most important of which is that the high percentage of staff members use teaching Electronic Information Resources significantly, that they can meet teaching and research needs and upgrade academic, as well as there is a broad trend of satisfaction towards the use of full-text databases from other forms of databases. The study showed that the preferred form of access to the types of Electronic Information Resources is through the Saudi Digital Library for free, and there is a tendency of faculty members towards access through the home is larger than the university campus. In general, the study found a high percentage of faculty members ’satisfaction with the use of Electronic Information Resources and the extent of their impact on the flourishing of scientific research. Also, it recommended the necessity of increasing training programs towards using research methods for Electronic Information Resources and intensifying the use of the Internet through the university campus with linking Electronic Information Resources to academic courses.

Highlights

Documentary sources such as primary sources, secondary sources, and third-degree sources
The results show that there is little use by faculty members of Electronic Information Resources, as 79 faculty members are keen on permanent use at a rate of 57.7%, while there are 58 faculty members who do not use Electronic Information Resources at a rate of 42.5%
This indicates that there is a weakness in the use of Electronic Information Resources and traditional information resources, by analyzing the results of the questionnaire, there is a strong trend among faculty members towards the use of Electronic Information Resources, as there are 113 faculty members, by 82.5%, who use these resources and prefer them to traditional information resources

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Introduction

Documentary sources such as primary sources, secondary sources, and third-degree sources Nondocumentary sources such as official sources that contain informative, advisory, and advisory information, and informal sources known as personal sources, which are obtained through dialogues, conferences, seminars, and meetings (Brett, 2018). Because universities are considered scientific centers due to their foundation on the philosophy of education, scientific research, and the cultural and developmental advancement of society, so they must consider their libraries and the information resources available in them as the main tool in the success of the educational process, as they are the main element on which scientific research is based in universities. Libraries and information centers have taken the initiative to develop their automated systems, CDROM technologies, databases (Guajardo et al, 2017), the Internet, and electronic publishing, as the current era is witnessing a diversification and multiplicity of publishing media (Broatch et al, 2019), and the use of Electronic Information Resources by a wide group of researchers in all disciplines (Abouelenein, 2017).

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